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COMMTBSIOlSni:!?     OF     PA^TT^.TSTTS. 


JANTARY    26,     1  SGD. 


CONrEDEBATE   StATES  PaTENT  "  OfFICF,  ) 

/lichmovd,  .Tamnary,  1^«r>.      S 
7'«>  ///y  Speaker  of  tht    HmiSi  of  Rfpr>S'?nfoth'€.s. 

SiK — In  oljedieiice  to  the  roquirt-meut^  of  tlu-  2ad  s«'etlou  of  the 
act  establishing  the  Patent  Office,  approved  May  L>1,  1801,  [  have 
£hfl  honor  tvy  lay  Itefore  Cont^res^  the  annexed  ]i?t^  of  all  the  patents 
that  were  granted  during  the  past  year,  so  classiiied  as  to  exlwbit, 
under  proper  heads,  the  subject  of  each  patent;  also,  an  alphabetical 
list  of  the  patentees,  with  tlieir  places  of  residence,  and  a  list  of  the 
patents  that  have  become  public  property,  in  consequence  of  the 
failure  of  the  holders  thereof  to  pay  the  fee  re(piired  by  the  statute, 
at  the  end  of  three  vears  fron^  the  issue  of  such  patents. 

The  expenditures ^of  the  office  during  the  year  wei-e  nine  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  uinety-^ix  dollars  and  twenty-two  cents — tiie  re- 
ccipts  twenty-seven  thousand  one  hundred  and  ninety-two  dollai-s  and 
rhirly-two  ceiits:  exce^^s  of  receipts  over  expenditures  seventeen 
thousand  two  hundred  and  ninety  six  dollars  and  ten  cents.  When 
to  this  is  added  the  balance  on  'hand  on  the  1st  of  January,  1864, 
to  wit.  two  thousand  five  hundred  and  eight  dollars  and  twelve  cents, 
it  will  be  seen  that  there  is  now  a  surplus  in  the  treasury,  to  the  credit 
of  the  Patent  Fund,  of  nineteen  thousand  eight  hundred  and  four 
dollars  and  twenty-two  cents. 


ReC'APITUT.ATIOX. 

Receipts  from  .liuuuiry  1st,  1864,  to  Jan.  Uf,  1865.  27,192  32 

balance  in  tlie  treasury  Jannaiy  1st,  1804,  -  2,f)08  12 

Total  29,700  44 

Expenditiu'os  from  Janna-rj  Ist-,  1864,  to  Jannarj 

1st,  1865, 9,896  22 

Balance  in  treasury  .Tatmary  1st,  186.j^        s  10,804  22 

Notwithstanding  ilie  above  favorable  exhibit,  it  is  believed  to  be 
ad\  isable,  in  view  of  the  depreciation  of  the  cnrrenc}^  and  for  othei' 
reasons  that  ncBd  not  be  specified,  to  increase  the  fees  that  are  pa^y- 
able  to  the  office  at  least  one  hundred  and  fifty  per  cent  ;  and  it  is 
accordingly  respectfully  reconj,mended  that  this  be  done  by  special 
enactment.  Inventors,  who  pay  the  lees,  will  not  object  to  such  in- 
crease. Authonty  should  al^o  be  given  to  the  commissioner  to  allow 
a  greater  rate  of  compensation  for  copying  than  can  be  done  under 
existing  laws.  The  present  rate,  ten  cents  for  each  hundred  words, 
is  so  low  that  great  diffienlt.y  has  been  experienced  for  several  months 
past  in  securing  the  performance  of  this  kind  of  work. 
Kespectfullv  submitted. 

RUFUS  R.  RHODES, 
Commis-^ioiier  of  PatenU. 


rLASSIFlKJ)  LISTS  OF  PATENTS  ]SSrED  LN  THE  VEAK   J>^f.t 


<;las.-<  1.— agriculturk. 


No. 


Tnvemion. 


1'atbstkk. 


RkSli'KNCh. 


Datk. 


Churn  Dasher,  -     Harry  A.  Bennet,      -    Meckleiibnro  O.H.,A'a.' Jan. 'Jl . 

Sugar  Cane  Crut-her,       -     Thomas  C.  Browu,    -    r.allsvilie,  A  a.  -  |  I'eh.    ■-■ 


CLAS.S    il.— METAL  [<UUGV 


No. 


Invkxtion. 


Patkntkk. 


RksidEsck. 


Datk. 


i38  I  Chaia  Link,    -^ '  *■  '        -     David  S.  Cordle»       -  \  Richmond,  Va.        -     April 


CLASS    HI.— MANCFACTl  UK  OF   1  Hi  ROUS  TISSUES,  INdjUDLKG  MACill-NKf?. 


No. 

Invkxtios. 
Instrumeui  for    crookiug 

Patestee. 

Kk.-3II'KX(K. 

DATt. 

TM 

1  ard  teetli. 

John  H.  .v;  J.  C.  Car- 

lisle, 

Ilingwood,  N'.  C,    - 

Mar     n:. 

■lU 

Instrument    lor  r»-novat- 

ing  card  teeth, 

Do.           do. 

Do.         'io. 

May      •;. 

2oL 

Machine    lor    ginning, 
carding   and    spinning 
cotton, 

Anna  Lewis,  Lxecn- 

trix  of  .Ino.  Lewis, 

Oreensbuio".  .\.  i'. 

Julv    12. 

1322 

Manutacture   ol  bagging, 

C.  F.  Uichbourg; 

Gadsden.  K,  C, 

Jan'y    2. 

247 

Machine  for  carding  cot- 

ton, 

l»Hvid  UiiwL 

LexingtonC.il.,  S.C 

Jan'y     1. 

203 

Machine  for  making  cot- 

ton rolL-;, 

Thos.  L.  Taylor, 

Montgomery,  Ala.  - 

Nov.    I'l. 

(■(,\.ss    IV.— CliLMlC.VLS,   LNCI-CDLNG    riiOCESSEtJ,  &c. 


No. 


233 


INVKXriOX. 


I'ATEXTEE. 


Ue.-<ii>exi.  1 


Date. 


Composition  for  ink,       -  ■  J-  1'^  Cargill, -  i  Columbus,  Ga. 


Mar.     12. 


CLASS  v.— STEAM   ENGINES,  &c. 


No. 

Jnvdntiox. 

Patentke. 

RliSinENCK. 

Datk. 

•137 

Steam  condenser, 

M.  L.  Parry, 

Galveston,  Texas,  - 

April      •:. 

CLASS   VI.— NAVK-ATIUN. 


No. 


IlfVBBTION. 


241  ,  Sea-goin<4  vessel, 
'J58  ;  Sub-iuHriue  boat, 
2(J1   ,  yub- marine  boat, 


Patentkk. 


P.  (J.  Smith, 
C.  Williams, 
Do. 


Rkhidknce. 


Columbia,  Tean., 
St.  Louis,  Mo  , 
Do. 


Date. 


April  18. 
Oct,  6. 
Oct.     2:.. 


CLASS    VII,— MATHEMATICAL    INSTRUMENTS. 


No.                  In\entio\. 

I'ATK.NTEK. 

Rksiuenc'E. 

Datk. 

_' t(i      Instrument   for  calculat- 
ing distances, 

J.  D.  Greasit, 

Urbana,  \'a.. 

April  15. 

CLASS   YIII.— CIVIL  ENGINEERING,  A:c. 


No.  I  Invention. 


Patentee. 


Residence. 


239      Bridee, 


J.  E,  Garlingtou,      -     Chambers C.  11.,  Ala. 


Date. 


April 


CLASS    IX.— LAND   (JONVEYANCE,  &c. 


No. 

Invention. 

Patentee. 

Residence. 

Date. 

24M 

Mode  of  turning  excen- 
trics  for  railroads, 

J.  B.  Gayle, 

Lauriuburg,  N.  C, 

April  27. 

CLASS  X.— HYDRAULICS,  INCLUDING  WATER  WHEELS. 


No. 

I.WBNTION. 

Patbntbk. 

Kesidence. 

1 

1    Date. 

:'3o 

Water-wheel, 

T.  A.  Hinnis, 

Franklinton,  N.  C. 

-  1  Mar.    20. 

CLASS   XL— LUMBER,  INCLUDING  MACHINES,  &c. 


No.  IKv^:N■no^. 


Patkntei.. 


RBS1I)E^'CE..  Date. 


2-t'J  j  Machine  for  making  wood  . 

!      Jointg,  -  -  {  B.  H.  AVaabingion,   -  ;  Hanuibal,  Mo., 


CLASS   XIL— LEATHER,  kv. 


April  JU. 


No. 


In\  emton. 


Patentee. 


Residence. 


Datk. 


MO 


3U4 


Tanning, 


James  Price,  assignor  i 
to  J.  &J.  W.  Tom- ! 


kins, 
Woodea  shot-  sole,  -     A.  V.  Purejoj. 

Hinding  laat,        -  -     A.  J".  Purejoy, 

Machine  tor  cutting  shoe 

pegs,  -  -  I  John  K.  Maben, 


Tuckers  I'ornJ,  S.  (.'. ;  July  2J. 

Forrestville,  N.  C.  -  I  Nov.  21'. 

Do.               !  Not.  23. 

Allen  Creek,  Va.    -  [  Feb.  13. 


CLASS    XIII.— HOUSEHOLD   FURNITURE. 


K.. 

Intention. 

Patentre. 

Residence. 

Datb. 

•.'20- 
240 

Water  boiler. 
Combined  lied  and  tent, 

J.  E.  Garlington, 
A.  D.  McCoy, 

Chambers  C.  H.,  Ala. 
LiTingston,  Ala.,    - 

Feb.    lu. 
Jan.    31. 

CLAISS   XIV.— FINE  ARTS. 


No. 

Invention. 

Patentee. 

R.  S.  Sanxay  i   A. 
Gomert, 

Residence. 

Date. 

227 

Photographic  process  for 
duplicating  maps, 

Richmond,  Va., 

Feb.      o. 

6 


CLAbS    XV.— FIRE  AllMS,  kc. 


No. 

Invkntion. 

Patestkk. 

llIiSIl)E^c^■:. 

!)ATK. 

2-15 

Torpedo, 

A  liarhra-iti, 

New  Orleans,  La.  - 

May     20. 

257 

Torpedo, 

- 

liichard  M.  Uarvey, 

Do. 

Oct.       5. 

253 

Projectile, 

- 

Jas.  D.  Laytcn, 

Memphis,  Tenn.,     - 

Aug.  25. 

248 

Clock  toriiedo,     - 

- 

\Vm.  ]\loon,  - 

Richmond,  ^  a. 

•July    11. 

232 

lireech-loadiiig  caanon, 

Geo.  W.  Powell,       - 

Clay  Hill,  Ala.,       - 

Feb'y  2n, 

23G 

Torjiedo, 

- 

J.    C.    Piitton    .t    E. 

Cuthbert, 

Petersburg,  \'a. 

Mar.    :io. 

2G0. 

Torpedo, 

- 

J.  C.Pattou, 

Do. 

Oct.     2G. 

259 

Gun     powdor     stenmic 

g 

barrels, 

Geo.  W.  Raiius 

Augusta,  Ga., 

Oct.     25. 

22G 

Projectile, 

- 

Jcbn  Scott. 

Ocala.  Fla., 

•lan'y  27. 

r.)i 

lustruments    lor    fi  x  i  ii 

g 

sights  to  cannon. 

C.  i'j.  iStnurt,  Utyiiigs 

&  Taylor, 

Richmond,  \'a. 

Feb'y  2G. 

2G2, 

Projectile. 

- 

D.    M.  Somers  &  fl. 

Nov.    10. 

Dabney,     - 

Lynchburi;-,  Va. 

Dec.    IT. 

2GG 

Percussion  cap    raramer, 

W.  N.  Smith, 

Richmond,  Va 

Jan'y    G. 

23.'>- 

Projectile, 

- 

R    H.   S.  Thompson, 

New  Orleans,  Jia.   - 

Sept.     (;. 

25o- 

Torpedo, 

- 

C.  Williams, 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

25  G, 

Torpedo. 

- 

C.  Willia-jiS. 

Do. 

Sept,     7. 

CLASS    XVL— SURGICAL    INSTRFMEVTS,   &c. 


No. 


Invention. 


Patkkteb. 


RfiSIBEJiCli- 


i     Datk. 


252   !  Artificial  leg, 

225  I  Truss,      - 

250  Artilicial  leg, 

254.1  Stcthoscopic  probe, 


Albert  Strasser,         -  I  Montgomery,   Ala.,    j  Auy.    iG. 
John  Scott,  -  '  Ocala,  Fla  ,  -  |  .Jan'y  27. 

G.W.&.l.Il.  Wellt,     I  Charlottsville,  Va.,  |  Aug.    JJ. 
1>.  II.  Washington,    -  i  Hannibal,  Mo.,        -  |  Aug.    2t'. 


"^.5^ 


ALPHAIJETICAI.   IJST  ( H'   PATENTEES  FOR  THE  YEAK   l^^(>4. 


Name  of  Patentee. 


Bennct,  Hiiiry  A. 
Brown,  Thomas  (".    . 
Barbarin,  A. 
Carfjill,  .1.  i:. 
Carlisle.  J.  11.  &  .1.  ( '. 

Cordle,  David  S. 
Carlisle,  .T.  H.^t.i.C. 

Garlingtoii,  .T.  E. 

Do. 
Gressit,  J.  D. 

Gayle,  .1.  R. 

Harvey,    Richard  M. 
Lewis,  Anna,  execu- 
trix 01"  John  T-ewis, 

Laytoa,  Jo3.  D. 
Maben,  lohn  U. 

Minnia,  Y.  A. 
McCoy,  A.  1). 
iloon,  William 
Powell,  Georfre  W. 
Patton,    J     C.   ,V    E 

Cutbbert, 
Parry,  M.  L 
Price,  J?.s,  assignor  to 

J.&J.  W.  Tomkins, 
Patton,  .r.  C. 
Purejov,  A.  T. 

Do. 
Riebbourg,  C.  F. 
Rawl,  David 
Rains,  George  W. 

Scott,  John 

Do 
Sanxay,  R.   8.   .t    A 
Gomert, 

Stuart,  C.  E.,  Owings 
.t  Taylor, 

ymitb,  F.  G. 
Straaser,  Albert 
Somers,  D.  M.  &  H. 
Dabney, 


Residence. 

Invention. 

Date. 

.Meckleub  g  (Ml.,  Va. 

Churn  dasher. 

Jan.      .'1. 

BallsviIU\  V.I. 

Sugar  cane  crusher, 

Feb'y     S. 

New  Orleaus,  I. a.    . 

Torpedo, 

Mav      l!n. 

Colum'Hi',  t;a. 

Ink  composition. 

March  TJ. 

Ringwood,  N.  C. 

Instrument   lor  crooking 

card  teeth. 

March  10. 

Richmond,  Va., 

("hain  link, 

April      7. 

Ringwood,  N.  C.     . 

Instrument  for  renovating 

card  teeth,                  *    . 

May        C. 

Chambers  C.H.,  Ala. 

Water  boiler, 

Feb.      10. 

((                        K                    1 

Bridge, 

April      :>. 

I'rbana,  Va. 

Instrument  fov  calculating 

distances, 

April    l.'j. 

Laurinburgh   N.  <\ 

Mode   of  turning   exce«- 

trics, 

April    27. 

NevT  Orleans,  Ivfl. 

Torpedo, 

Oct'r      r,. 

Greensboro',  \.  C 

Machine  for  ginning,  card- 

ing and  spinning  cotton. 

July      12. 

Memphis,  Tenn. 

Projectile, 

Aug.    2.'. 

Allen  Creek,      j/ 

Machine  for  cutting  shoe 

pegs, 

Feb'y   i:;. 

Franklinton,  V,  0 

Waterwiieel, 

.March  2!'. 

Livingston,  Ala, 

Combined  bed  and  tent, 

June     .)  1 . 

Richmond,  Va. 

Clock  torpedo, 

July      11. 

Clay  Hill,  AU. 

I!reech-l,i.''ding  cannon. 

Feb'y   29. 

Petersburg,  Vn. 

Torpedoes, 

March  30. 

Galveston, Texas, 

Steam  condenser, 

April      2. 

Tucker's  Pond,  3.  C. 

Tanning, 

July      21. 

Petersburg,  Ya. 

Torpedo, 

Oct.      2G. 

Forrestville,  N.  C. 

Wooden  shoe  .«ole. 

Nov.     22. 

T'orrestville,  N.  C. 

Binding  last. 

*ov.     2.^. 

Gadsden,  S.  C. 

Manufacture  of  bagging. 

Jan'y     2. 

Lexington  C.n.,S.C. 

Machine  for  carding  cot'n, 

Jan'y      I. 

Augusta,  Gn. 

Gunpowder  steaming  bar- 

rels, 

Oct'r    2:,. 

Ocala,  Fla. 

Truss, 

Jan'y    27. 

Ocsla,  Fla. 

Projectile, 

.Tan'y   27. 

Richmond,  Ya. 

Photographic  process  for 

duplicating  map?. 

Feb'y     V 

Richmond,  Ya. 

Instruments    tor   lixing 

sights  to  cannon, 

Feb'y  2G. 

Columbia,  Teun. 

Sea-going  ve.^sel, 

April    i8. 

Montgomery,  Ala. 

Artificial  leg, 

Aug.     IC. 

Lyachburg,  Ya. 

Prejectile,            , 

Nov.     10. 

ALPHABETICAL  LIST  OF  PATENTS  FOR  THE  YEAR  18C4.— Continukj.. 


No.       Name  of  Patenteo. 

Residence. 

Invention 

Date. 

266     Smith,  W.  N. 

1 
Richmond,  Ta. 

Percussion  cap  rammer, 

Dec.      n. 

22:^ 

Thompson,  R.  H.  S. 

New  Orleans,  La. 

Projectile, 

Jan'v     C. 

26;; 

Taylor,    Thomas    B. 

Montgomery,  Ala. 

Machine  for  making 
ton  rolls, 

cot- 

Nov.     16. 

2  12 

Washington,  B.  II.    . 

j  Hannibal,  Mo. 

Alachine  for  making  wood 

1 

joints,     . 

April    2«i. 

250 

AVells,  G.W.  d^.T.  H. 

Charlottsville,  Ya. 

Artificial  leg, 

Aug.     11. 

25-t 

Washington,  B.  H.    . 

'  Hannibal,  Mo. 

Stethoscopic  probe, 

Aug.     20. 

255 

Williams,  V. 

1  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Torpedo, 

Sept.      1;. 

256 

Do. 

1             Do. 

Torpedo, 

Sept.      7. 

258 

Do. 

1            Do. 

Sub-marine  boat. 

Oct.       t;. 

261 

Do. 

!            Do. 

Do. 

Oct.      25. 

,6 

\             « 

9 


LIST  OF  PATENTS  EXPUiED  DURINi.  THE  VEA  1 

{    !<«+. 

'No. 

Catentee. 

Residence. 

Invention. 

Date. 

14 

Armant,  Victor 

New  Orleans,  [,a. 

Apparatus    for  claritying 
cane  juice. 

Aug.     '2A. 

46 

Biggs,  R.  W. 

Jacksonville,  Fls. 

Plough. 

Not.     31. 

37 

Blood,  H.  S. 

New  Orleans,  l.!\. 

Switch  and  tnrn-t;ib]i-. 

Oct'r    24. 

20 

Boothby,  J.  S. 

Savannah,  (ia. 

Tanning, 

Sept'r  17. 

2 

Brown,  Charles  E. 

Staunton,  Va. 

Stirrup, 

Aug.     11. 

19 

Carkeet,  Jamea  H. 

Natchez,  Miss. 

Manufacture  of  cannon. 

Sept'r    3. 

1)3 

('lomcnts,  J.  K. 

Eufala,  Ala. 

Waterwheel, 

Aug.     13. 

9  i  Cofer,  Thomas  W. 

Portsmouth,  \'i\, 

Revolving  pistol, 

Aug.     12.- 

42 

Cox,  Cornelius  11. 

Cahawba,  Ala. 

Cotton  cleaner, 

Nov'r     7. 

47 

Daj-,  Andrew 

Woodville,  Miss. 

Plouyh, 

Nov'r  22. 

56 

Domler,  Henry 

Wilmington,  N.  C. 

Militarv  cap. 

Dec'r    14. 

10 

Evans,  John  D. 

Pleasant  Hill,  Ga. 

Plough, 

Aug.    13. 

6 

Frazier,  .1.  W. 

Frazierville,  S.  C. 

Steamboat  wheel, 

Aug.      8. 

12 

Gardner,  F.  J. 

Newbern.  N.  C. 

Cartridges, 

Aug.     17. 

53 

Grady,  Louise 

Norfolk,  Va. 

Washing  machiu*-., 

Dec'r     6. 

48 

Gradick,  J.  N. 

Fayetteville,  Ala. 

Do. 

Nov'r   'JO. 

39 

Goodrich,  H.  C. 

Augusta,  Ga. 

Camp  cot. 

Oct'r    30. 

40 

Gorman,  .1.  P. 

Charlestown,  Va. 

Cartridge  box, 

Oct'r      2. 

23  '  Gotthiel,  E. 

New  Orleans,  La. 

Percussion  fuze, 

Sept'r  19. 

5 

Habersham,  K.  W. 

Beaufort,  8.  C. 

Sabre  lance, 

Aug.      6. 

8 

Hall,  Phidello 

Springfield,  Tex. 

Breech-loading  cannon, 

Aug.    10. 

30 

Hall,  Arthur  R. 

South  Quay,  Va. 

Camp  bedstead, 

Oct'r      7. 

36 

Hearn,  Alfred  G. 

Arkadelphia,  Ark 

Instrument  for  measuring 
distances, 

Sept'r    1. 

38 

Howe,  R.  C. 

Richmond,  Va. 

Camp  chest  and  bed, 

Oct'r    29. 

24 

Lipon,  E.  T. 

Demo])olis,  Ala. 

Breech-loading  pistol, 

Sept'r  27. 

44 

McLeod,  xM.  A. 

Thibodeau,  La. 

Apparatus    for   clarifying 
sugar. 

Nov'r   Jl. 

57 

Martin,  W.  B. 

Fayetteville,  Tenu. 

Sewing  machine, 

Dec'r  31. 

35 

Oswalt.  Daniel 

Cubahatchie,  Ala. 

Breech  loading  cannon. 

Oct'r    1.^.. 

31 

]>ark,  E.  .1 

Memphis,  Tenn. 

Tanning, 

Oct'r    10.. 

45 

Peabody,  George  W. 

Columbus,  Ga. 

Water  proof  composition. 

Nov'r   20. 

11 

Preot,  Armand 

Gravel  Hill,  Va. 

Lance, 

Aug.     1.".. 

41 

Richenbaker,  W.  W. 

Beaufort,  S.  C. 

Camp  chest  and  bed, 

Nov'r     7. 

51 

Rose,  Columbus  A. 

Columbia.  Ala. 

Hoe, 

Nov'r   27. 

52 

Stephens,    B.    B.     & 

W.  H. 

Dallas,  La. 

Cornstalk  cutter. 

Nov'r  27. 

55 

Tarleton,  M.  A. 

New  Orleans,  La. 

Cotton  tie, 

Dec'r    11. 

34 

Thomas,  .James 

BatesviUe,  .Ark. 

Bullet  moulds. 

Oct'r    1.5. 

54 

White,  .lohn  M. 

Citronville,  Ala. 

Breech-loading  i,'un, 

Dec'r     7. 

49 

Woolfolk,  L.  B. 

Goodletsville,  Tenn. 

Steam  plough. 

July      23. 

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